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Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services UPDATES. June 2011. WHAT’S NEW?. APR Public Reporting Available at www.Michigan.gov/ose-eis Data for all indicators: What is working well Areas of need Special Education Facts Updated to reflect the FFY 2009 APR
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Office of Special Education and Early Intervention ServicesUPDATES June 2011
WHAT’S NEW? APR Public Reporting • Available at www.Michigan.gov/ose-eis • Data for all indicators: • What is working well • Areas of need Special Education Facts • Updated to reflect the FFY 2009 APR • Available at cenmi.org website
WHAT’S NEW? CCRESA’s website has posted two webinars: • Early Childhood Transition • Early Childhood Educational Environments Written Prior Notice (WPN) • Early Childhood specific • http://eotta.ccresa.org • Plan to learn more at Summer Institute
WHAT’S COMING? In Process - Guidance • Parentally Placed Nonpublic Students with Disabilities • Surrogate parents and students with disabilities in city or county jails
WHAT’S COMING? In Process – Revisions • Evaluation procedures • Notice and Consent • Administrative Rules for Special Education In Process • Monitoring Standards
WHAT’S COMING? www.michigan.gov/ecse Updates: Early Childhood Outcomes Manual Early Childhood Transition Guide
WHAT’S COMING? Monitoring Dates: • June 15 Corrective Action Plans Due • B-4A • B-4B • B-3 • August 15 – Notification Letters • CIMS Workbook • September 19-October 28, 2011 • Fall Focused Monitoring Cycle
WHAT’S COMING? Finance • End of Year Checklist for IDEA Flowthrough Funds for Fiscal Year 2010-11 • July 1, 2011 • Part C Formula Applications for ISDs due
WHAT’S COMING? Data Collection • APR/SPP- Feb. 1, 2012 • Final data year (2010-2011) for the original State Performance Plan • SPP Extension • Data years; 2011-2012 & 2012-2013 • Similar targets
WHAT’S COMING? Data Collection • Preschool Education Environments – • 10 or more hours/week for next submission • MSDS Student Exit Status • Use correct reason > impact grad, drop out rate • Initial IEPS • Parent Refusal – Code 1 – Eligible ONLY • Annual IEPs • Current IEP date > 201s Determinations
WHAT’s COMING? • End-of-Year REP – Update all name changes (use legal name) • June 30 - Early Childhood Outcomes Data due in MSDS
DID YOU KNOW? • 2011 Local Determinations • SPP Compliance Indicators • Timely, valid, reliable data • Audit findings • Timely IEPs* • 754 districts “Meet Requirements” • 70 “Need Assistance”
UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Medicaid Implementers meeting • Medicaid School Based Services 101 Ingham ISD August 17, 2011
HOT TOPICS New Rule package for Fall 2011 • Early Childhood Rules
UPDATES & REMINDERS LEAs/PSAs submit any ISD ARRA expenditures to ISD for reimbursement • MDE is closely monitoring the draw down of ARRA funds ISD/LEA/PSAs planning on recoding any Regular IDEA ARRA grant funds • Activities and expenditures must be approved first through an amendment to applications
UPDATES & REMINDERS • July 5 - ARRA Section 1512 Report due • 2011-12 Special Education Flowthrough and Enhancing Opportunities for Students with Disabilities grants are live in MEGS • Estimated Allocations loaded • Submit by July 1
UPDATES & REMINDERS • Due Process Complaints/Hearings- NOTstate complaints • Resolution session within 15 days (7 for MDR) • Both parties can agree to waive resolution session • OSE-EIS will send district resolution summary form • LEA is required to provide OSE-EIS with resolution summary information
DISTRICT PERFORMANCE QUESTION OF THE DAY How can the Early Childhood Outcomes in MI-CIS help you identify potential professional development needs for the upcoming school year?
From The Director’s Desk ESEA Reauthorization • USED will have a process that will enable schools to move ahead with reform • Provide regulatory flexibility in exchange for reform • Not replace a comprehensive reauthorization • Not give states/districts a pass from accountability
From The Director’s Desk • OSEP Continuous Improvement Visit • Rescheduled – date undetermined • New Format • Focus on Results
From The Director’s Desk House Bill 4152 • Signed into law • Officially changing the fall count day • the first Wednesday in October. • October 5th, 2011
From The Director’s Desk • MI-SAS • Michigan School Accreditation Standards • Drop Out Challenge • 300 schools • 10% graduation; 9% drop -out • Calls and questions • 22-26 year old SWDs
From The Director’s Desk • Reform Office returns to MDE • Lowest performing schools – not all • $1.3 million in MDE Budget • Personal Curriculum • Local Decision • Not a part of IEPT process • Encourage LEAs to honor requests for team meetings to discuss options
From The Director’s Desk Critical Shortage • Special Education “Wish List”: • Speech & Language Providers • School Psychologist • Audiologist • Occupational Therapists • Teachers of ASD • Teachers of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing • Orientation & Mobility Specialists • Teachers of the Visually Impaired
From The Director’s Desk MITS • Collaborating with a project in Ohio (OCALI) • 30 online learning modules in the areas of AT, UDL, and accessible instructional materials • Collaborating with Michigan Rehab Services and Michigan Disability Rights Coalition • develop an online tool to assist in decision making re: Assistive Tech
MiBLSi Cohort 4 Middle School MEAP Reading Data (averaged across all grades) Begin MiBLSi
From The Director’s Desk • MSD Property Sale Completed 6/13 • Campus Administrator • Position remains unfilled • LIO relocating to Lansing (Mi. Library) • MI-CIS Data Portraits • Parentally Placed Private School Students not included
From The Director’s Desk • Significant Disproportionality • 41 LEAs • 30 Discipline • 12 Identification • Determinations • 48 Needs Assistance – 2nd Year (NA2) • Maintenance of Effort • Continuing Communication - OSEP
From The Director’s Desk The information desk for the Office of Special Education & Early Intervention Services: • Beth Jarve; 888-320-8384 • Special education programs and services • Eligibility • Due process and complaint procedures
From The Director’s Desk • Staff Updates • OSE-EIS welcome Jayme Kraus • Performance Reporting • MiBLSi waves so-long to Margie McGlinchey • Kalamazoo RESA – Asst. Supt. • OSE-EIS bids farewell to Ann Omans
From The Director’s Desk • Staff Updates • OSE-EIS celebrates Sheryl Diamond’s new position: • Program Accountability Supervisor